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• A Very Lucky Ski Season Comes to an End

  

  One of the luckiest ski seasons in history ended at Crystal this past weekend. Lucky because of the fortunate timing of our weather events. Usually when it rain... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2016 OUTDOORS

• The New Arrow in Our Avalanche Control Quiver: Gazex

  

  You may have noticed our three Gazex exploders in Powder Bowl. They are hard to miss. After a full season under our belt (2014/15 doesn’t count), it’s time to... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 OUTDOORS

• Weather Or Not: Hoping for Another “Miracle Saturday”

  

  For the past three weekends, Crystal Mountain has been blessed with miracles. Three Fridays in a row we’ve had rainy, soggy, extremely windy storms turn cold an... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 OUTDOORS

• Best Unmarked Lines at Crystal on Fatmap

  

  If you haven’t downloaded the new Fatmap trail map for Crystal Mountain, you should go ahead and do it right now. Go on, I’ll wait. You can download the app on... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 OUTDOORS

• Snow Grooming: Making Perfect Corduroy

  

  Of all the jobs at a ski area, grooming the slopes at night might be the best one. You get to sculpt the slopes into perfect strips of corduroy at night, then... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 OUTDOORS

• Real-time Weather Data for Crystal

  

  Now that many of you have downloaded the new 3D trail map for your favorite mountain (Crystal, of course!), it’s time to take your insider-info up a notch. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 OUTDOORS

• This is What Ski Patrollers Live For

  

  Hard work is what ski patrolling is all about. Some might think that we’re in it for the skiing. And let’s be honest, skiing is a huge part of it. But if you... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 OUTDOORS

• Much More Snow in the Forecast

  

  My what a difference a couple of weeks makes. In late November we had begun to joke that perhaps our ski area had permanently shrunk to Green Valley. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 OUTDOORS

• 3D Trail Map Coming to Crystal

  

  Ever wanted to ski the hill like a local? Ever wished the tiny trail map in your pocket showed all the best runs at Crystal? Fatmap 3D trail mapping app lets yo... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 OUTDOORS

• Snow in the Forecast

  

  After over a week of high pressure and inversion at Crystal Mountain, we finally have some snow in the forecast. While it has certainly been nice at the top of... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2015 OUTDOORS

• Crystal Mountain Opens Today

  

  The 2015-2016 ski season starts today at Crystal. After a damaging wind and rain storm earlier this week, we are now blessed with an upper mountain draped (and... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 OUTDOORS

• It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Ski Season

  

  Crystal Mountain received a nice blanket of snow this weekend.10″ of new snow at CrystalPowder Bowl isn’t looking to bad eitherThere’s about 8-12″ of... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 OUTDOORS

• Meet Moose the Avalanche Dog

  

  Crested Butte recently released this awesome video about the life of Moose, an avalanche dog. His handler, Dustin, talks about Moose’s job, his love of the... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 OUTDOORS

• Are Avalanches an Inherent Risk in Skiing?

  

  What is Inherent Risk?The Colorado Ski Safety Act is currently being disputed in the state’s Supreme Court. Salynda Fleury is suing Winter Park Resort after... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 OUTDOORS

• What Kind of Winter Are We Going to Have?

  

  Someone asked me last weekend if I knew what kind of weather we were going to have this winter at Crystal. It’s timely because I was just thinking about how... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 OUTDOORS

• If I Could Go Back My Wedding Day, I’d Whisper This Into My Own Ear

  

  Today is our ten-year anniversary. Taken as a whole, a decade seems to have blinked by. But taken in pieces, it has been a long, strange, wild ride. I almost... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 OUTDOORS

• Who Needs Wifi When There’s Lions?

  

  Ten years ago, when John and I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro for the first time, we decided that someday we’d bring his kids. Last week, we returned from that family... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 OUTDOORS

• Things That Remind Me of My Dad

  

  My dad made me feel like a million dollars. When I was a girl, he convinced me that my presence in his life–and by extension in the world–was essential. If I... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 OUTDOORS

• Thanks She Jumps

  

  I’m honored today to be she a SheJumps jumper. Thanks SheJumps for for publishing my profile and including me in such great company.SheJumps aims to get more... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 OUTDOORS

• This is Great Storytelling: Dorais by Fitz Cahall

  It is true that we become our truest selves when things go awry. The way we respond to the tumult that often passes for real life speaks volumes about who we... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2015 OUTDOORS